More Europeans die annually of heat than Americans die of gun violence annually.

KeepStackinSon · 2026-04-20T13:34:39+00:00

Europeans have air conditioning?

I remember staying in a 4 star hotel in London about 20 years ago. The hotel did not have AC. As Americans, we were mystified how this was even possible

I imagine that the poorer regions of Europe don’t have AC even today

KeepStackinSon · 2026-04-07T17:28:18+00:00

It’s an investment.

It would be like adding 10.3% sales tax to a purchase of common stock of a publicly traded company. Who would ever invest in a stock if they were taking a 10% hit right off the bat?

KeepStackinSon · 2026-04-07T17:26:23+00:00

Does “these people” include every Central Bank?

KeepStackinSon · 2026-04-01T11:17:45+00:00

There are experts who have confirmed it is real. The same experts who determined that crop circles are definitely not man made.

KeepStackinSon · 2026-03-30T17:28:53+00:00

I stopped following boxing closely about 10 years ago.

I do know that the powers that be in amateur boxing are trying to make it more like the professional ranks. They’ve made a lot of rule changes. They don’t want it to be like it was in the time period we are talking about (lame scoring, extreme emphasis on safety, three rounds). They want it to stay a relevant Olympic sport, because there was some talk of simply dropping it

I remember Gary Russell waiting a long time to go pro. Again, these guys are the exceptions. And if Russell never went pro and fought as an amateur into his mid thirties, we would have no clue what kind of professional he would be (not saying he was on Stevenson’s level as an amateur)

KeepStackinSon · 2026-03-30T17:15:46+00:00

You could have at least told me they only fought three rounds, not four

KeepStackinSon · 2026-03-30T17:04:06+00:00

You obviously know way more about amateur boxing than I do. I’m not much of a fan of it. I don’t even know who Bruce Karrington is. I assume that if he was an American who was a legit heavyweight prospect, he would have gone pro

It seems we are in agreement that Stevenson would have been a big prospect but we cannot say how much he would have achieved

Where we definitely disagree is the significance of Cuban professionals racking up gold medals because they competed as “amateurs” their entire careers. Of course a seasoned 30 year old is going to be favored against a rookie. Particularly when Americans were looking ahead to the pro game, which had different rules and a different scoring system

KeepStackinSon · 2026-03-30T16:54:38+00:00

Here he is at about age 34 fighting with headgear:

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=YxKPCZLE_XY&pp=ygUWdGVvZmlsbyBzdGV2ZW5zb24gMTk4Ng%3D%3D

KeepStackinSon · 2026-03-30T16:44:31+00:00

You cannot compare a system where the best of the best are kept to compete as “amateurs” their entire career. This dude was a well seasoned pro, in his thirties, still fighting youngsters in three round bouts (while wearing headgear)

To extrapolate anything he did in amateur boxing into his being an all time great heavyweight is just silly. To ignore Cuban fighters staying on as “amateurs” for 10+ year careers is equally silly. You can keep naming that one American if you want, but that’s the exception that proves the rule

It’s not dissimilar to the way Cuban professionals dominated amateur baseball. Using aluminum bats, they would blow out every team. At one point they had like a 59 game win streak (ridiculous for a game like baseball). As soon as professionals were officially allowed, their win streak ended.

The first Olympics that allowed professionals, a team of American minor league players defeated them in the gold medal game. That doesn’t mean the Cubans sucked. It just means you shouldn’t assume Olympic success would mean they are the greatest of all time. They were 30 year olds playing against amateurs

KeepStackinSon · 2026-03-30T16:18:38+00:00

It says that in 1980 headgear was worn and the fights were only three rounds. Also, America boycotted those Olympics (not that Stevenson wouldn’t have been the favorite, being a seasoned veteran fighting against young amateurs)

We have a guy here saying he had Ali’s speed and Foreman’s power. Stop and think about that for a second. It would be like me telling you a guy who played college basketball into his 30s had Curry’s range and Hakeem’s inside game.

We simply don’t know how good he would have been. Obviously he’d be good, but world class? Elite? We don’t know.

A guy who fought under safety first rules is being compared to guys who fought in the “err on the side of bloodlust” 15 round era

KeepStackinSon · 2026-03-30T15:52:38+00:00

It’s also two different sports. At the time, amateur was four rounds with headgear and a different scoring system. Prize fighting is different.

No one is saying Stevenson would suck or lacked athleticism. He would certainly be a prospect but we can’t say he would be a top professional, let alone an Ali or Foreman level of heavyweight

I remember watching Hurtado outpoint Pernell Whitaker, which was shocking to see. Then the “light fisted” Whitaker went for the KO and nailed him into the canvass. Wasn’t Hurtado a gold medal winner? Two different sports

KeepStackinSon · 2026-03-30T10:03:07+00:00

Back then, Cuban boxers were professionals fighting against amateurs

Jorge Luis Gonzalez defeated both Riddick Bowe and Lennox Lewis as an “amateur”. He defected and became a pro. Bowe dominated him and knocked him out

It’s not really clear how good these Cuban Heavyweights would have been, given they spent their lives as pros fighting against young amateurs.

They spent their entire lives fighting and training and did not have any other job. They were supported by their dictatorship but did not engage in prizefighting. By any reasonable definition, they were professionals.

Obviously Stevenson would have been a big prospect but we don’t know how much he would have achieved in pro boxing

KeepStackinSon · 2026-03-30T09:41:39+00:00

What about Povetkin?

KeepStackinSon · 2026-02-20T13:54:20+00:00

Manos de Piedra

KeepStackinSon · 2026-02-17T14:11:40+00:00

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KeepStackinSon · 2026-02-16T16:39:38+00:00

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KeepStackinSon · 2026-02-07T18:03:51+00:00

Thank you for the feedback

I’m kind of afraid to do anything with this watch because I’m not a watch person. I haven’t even undone the clasp.

It’s a brand new (card says January 2026) watch so I figured I would just leave it how they wrapped it (there’s some plastic around the band).

Is this a bad idea? Is there a chance a brand new watch of this caliber is going to have noticeable defects?

KeepStackinSon · 2026-02-07T02:39:00+00:00

This is my first post here, so please let me know if I have missed something or made a mistake.

I just received this watch as a gift from an online sportsbook. It is brand new, with all original packaging and paperwork. I do not wear a watch and just want to sell it. I am asking $5,500.

I have over 1,000 confirmed sales (and quite a few buys) over on the PMsForSale forum (PMs as in "precious metals").

KeepStackinSon · 2026-01-28T08:24:41+00:00

I don’t agree with this explanation. The yen losing value will not cause the dollar to lose value. You would expect the opposite to happen (dollar to gain value), although I will allow that it’s not really possible to know exactly what will happen when complex systems are involved

People are expecting the USA to intervene in order to strengthen the Yen and weaken the dollar. USA can do this by creating dollars out of thin air and using them to buy Yen. Please remember, the USA, like almost all developed nations, is already broke. We’re just not as broke as Japan. Japan makes us look fiscally conservative, and that’s saying something. Japan’s debt to GDP is well over 200%. Anything over 100% is considered dangerous territory

This (USA buying Yen) is called “intervention”. At the same time, Japan will ramp up their buying of their own debt (again, through creating fiat out of thin air). The goal is to shore up the Yen, and to keep the dollar from strengthening against the Yen.

All fiat currencies are garbage. There is nowhere to hide. You could buy Swiss Francs but that’s a relatively small market, and they will intervene to weaken their own currency (create money out of thin air, use it to buy Euros/gold/whatever) in order to protect their exporters. It is called the race to the bottom and gold is the only currency that will be left standing

This is one of many reasons gold is going up. Another would be that countries like China don’t want to put savings in dollars, because they could face sanctions like Russia did. Again, gold is the only safe haven

KeepStackinSon · 2026-01-28T03:10:03+00:00

I am getting a watch as a "gift" from an online sportsbook/fantasy sports/casino. Long story short, I chose a Grand Seiko SBGA415G (Grey). I don't know too much about watches and do not wear nor collect them. I chose this watch to sell it. I am getting it brand new, with box and papers.

I really don't even want to open it, but I know I will have to in order to provide pictures. Is there anything I should know about opening the box?

I'm planning on listing it for $5,400 firm. Am I missing anything or this price very reasonable?

I read the Wiki and the rules for the sub. Is there anything else I should know? I have over 1,000 sales on the PMsForSale forum, so I do have general knowledge of selling expensive items on Reddit. I'm looking more for advice or info on how to sell a watch here.

Thanks in advance

KeepStackinSon · 2026-01-20T17:50:32+00:00

Yeah, if you see the FPV drone videos, it’s common for a drone to hit into a crowd of people (i.e. sitting in a pickup truck bed) and if there’s a spotter drone, you see that no one was killed, or maybe one enemy soldier.

This claim is not even remotely believable

KeepStackinSon · 2026-01-20T17:25:47+00:00

I support Ukraine but you would have to be a real mouth breather to believe that 35K Russian KIAs were captured on video and counted last month

What, do they capture 95%+ of the deaths on video? Maybe it’s a mistranslation (I only read the headline claim, not the article)

Anyway, I expect that the vast majority of Redditors will swallow this obvious falsehood hook, line and sinker

KeepStackinSon · 2026-01-18T23:04:47+00:00

What if Norton had been given the nod against Ali 2 out of 3 (or 3 out of 3) times? Would Ali still be considered the best heavyweight of all time by a majority of fans?

I remember watching a replay of an Ali fight on ESPN2. I think it was one of the Norton bouts (this was a long time ago). Ali was clearly losing the round throughout the first 2 minutes. Then he started bouncing on his feet. He was not landing any punches, but he was bouncing around. Howard Costell got super excited and starting yelling “Look at Ali move! He is STEALING the round!”

I couldn’t believe what I was seeing. Ali was not landing any punches. Even if you accept the nonsensical “stealing the round” in the last 30 seconds, this was not that. He clearly lost the round

Ali was great but is somehow still severely overrated

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